Swimsuit Season: The Summer of Our Discontent

July 2, 2014 3:41 PM

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Are you excited? Or does the idea of donning a bathing suit in public fill you with a sense of existential dread as deep and unfathomable as the Marianas Trench?

As a culture, we place too much emphasis on appearance. Social media and celebrity culture is pervasive, letting us know how we "should" look. If we are not thin, tanned and toned, somehow we are led to believe we're not "working" hard enough.